{"id":61147,"date":"2020-01-17T00:49:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T05:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=61147"},"modified":"2020-01-17T10:59:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T15:59:12","slug":"first-named-memorial-supershow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/01\/17\/first-named-memorial-supershow\/","title":{"rendered":"First Wrestlers Named for Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WrestleCon has announced a myriad of guests for its annual convention already. They have also begun to announce the names for their annual offering to the biggest wrestling week of the year: the <strong><em>Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show<\/em><\/strong>. It&#8217;s gained a reputation of having some of the biggest and brightest stars in wrestling and 2020 looks to be no different.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61150\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61150\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-takagi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-takagi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-takagi-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ WrestleCon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first major talent announcement would be <strong>Shingo Takagi <\/strong>from Los Ingobernables de Japon. The Dragon of LIJ will be making his WrestleCon debut and has also been announced for other shows in the week, such as for <strong>Pro Wrestling Revolver&#8217;s<\/strong> <em><strong>Pancakes and Piledrivers IV<\/strong><\/em>. Shingo won the A Block of 2019&#8217;s <em><strong>Best of the Super Juniors<\/strong><\/em> tournament, losing to B Block winner, <strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong> of CHAOS. He hasn&#8217;t made any appearances for companies other than <strong>NJPW<\/strong> affiliated partners since 2018, so this will be a real treat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61151\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61151\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-ospreay.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-ospreay.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-ospreay-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ WrestleCon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of Will Ospreay, the three-time former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion will also be part of the WrestleCon <em>Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show<\/em>. Ospreay has also been announced for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/01\/16\/will-ospreay-announced-for-roh-supercard-of-honor-xiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/01\/10\/breaking-will-ospreay-announced-for-joey-janelas-spring-break-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other appearances<\/a> that week, so fans will have many opportunities to see him. He&#8217;s been on every Supershow since 2016, so it&#8217;s good to see him continue this tradition. Ospreay had a helluva 2019, winning the Best of The Super Juniors and competing in the <strong>G1 Climax, Super J Cup, New Japan Cup,<\/strong> and <strong>Super Junior Tag League<\/strong> tournaments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61153\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61153\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-zsj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-zsj.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-zsj-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ WrestleCon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another Brit who will be joining the fun is <strong>Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong> The current <strong>RevPro<\/strong> Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion has only appeared at the <em>Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show<\/em> a couple of times before. ZSJ has finally put the ghost of <strong>SANADA<\/strong> behind him, so now he&#8217;s ready to turn up the heat in 2020. Joining The Submission Specialist are a pair of luchadors, one of which very well known in the US these days. <strong>Bandido<\/strong>, current <strong>PWG<\/strong> World champion and 1\/3 of the <strong>ROH<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/01\/13\/andnew-bandido-flamita-and-rey-horus-end-villian-enterprises-record-breaking-title-reign\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six-Man Tag Team Champions<\/a> will be making his third appearance at the <em>Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show<\/em>. Since signing with ROH, he&#8217;s only broadened his appeal and continued to put on critically acclaimed matches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61154\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61154\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-bandido.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-bandido.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-bandido-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ WrestleCon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joining Bandido will be an emerging star on the world stage, <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestlingpost.com\/indie-spotlight-watch-black-taurus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Black Taurus<\/strong><\/a>. He first appeared during WrestleMania week in 2019 at <em><strong>Joey Ryan&#8217;s Penis Party<\/strong><\/em> and WrestleCon <em><strong>US vs. The World<\/strong><\/em>. This will be his first appearance for the central event of WrestleCon. These are just the first five talents that have been announced for this show, which is always a star-studded affair. Over eighty wrestling personalities have been announced for the convention itself, including those who are wrestling at the <em>Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show<\/em>. More information on this show and WrestleCon can be found on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrestlecon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> as well as their Twitter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61155\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61155\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61155\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-black-taurus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-black-taurus.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/01\/wrestlecon-black-taurus-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo \/ WrestleCon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WrestleCon has announced a myriad of guests for its annual convention already. They have also begun to announce the names for their annual offering to the biggest wrestling week of the year: the Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show. It&#8217;s gained a reputation of having some of the biggest and brightest stars in wrestling and 2020 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2695,"featured_media":61148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[2345,5470,2667,2942,101,670,172],"class_list":["post-61147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-north-america","tag-bandido","tag-black-taurus","tag-shingo","tag-shingo-takagi","tag-will-ospreay","tag-wrestlecon","tag-zack-sabre-jr"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2695"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}